This is a collection of links to pages which explain various protocols related to email handling. If you're looking for mail software, go look in Computers:Software. This is for people interested in understanding how the mail system itself works. LDAP@ (47) Related RFCs (16) S-MIME@ (1) 1. Client-Server Mail Protocols FAQ - A brief summary of POP3, SMTP, and IMAP, including pointers to sources and frequently-asked-questions sites. 2. Email Addressing FAQ - The user+box@host addressing FAQ. A discussion of what exactly is permissible and verifiable in an e-mail address. 3. Internet Mail Consortium - Information about IMC and its members, all the Internet mail standards, and links to several IMC-hosted mailing lists. 4. MIME Meta-FAQ - comp.mail.mime meta-FAQ: Help for MIME problems. Pointers to information about Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions and some answers to common problems with MIME. 5. The IMAP Connection - University of Washington collection of IMAP documentation and resources. 6. Message Access Paradigms and Protocols - Provides extensive background and compares the Post Office Protocol (POP) with the Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP).

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